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zfsonlinux: Linux 5.0 compat: SIMD compatibility
- new_realist 7y agoGiven that applications rely on performant file systems, banning ZFS from using the FPU of the hardware effectively broke userspace. Thank you, Linux kernel, for violating that cardinal rule for no reason or benefit.
- Vogtinator 7y agoAbsolutely not. That's like saying that a vulnerability shouldn't be fixed because it breaks malware.
- zamadatix 7y ago"Don't break user space" has to simultaneously be one of the most parroted and least understood rules.